Monday, January 28, 2013

Sparkly Beauty: Current Favourites

Hello lovelies! New Sparkly Beauty post, today I want to show you my current favourite beauty products. I have to start by saying that I have a combination, acne prone-skin (unfortunately) and my hair is curly and frizzy.

Tangle Teezer: This pink cute brush has changed my life, really; It is bis as a hand, the teeth disposition is made to avoid any pain while brushing our hair, and it's totally true. It reduces hair breakage, It detangles immediately and it can be used on wet or dry hair. I read so many reviews about this brush but I couldn't believe it was so useful. It's a little bit expensive, about 15 euros but it worths every cent!

Alverde blush n°07 Flamingo: I've been using this blush every single day; It's by Alverde, an eco-bio german brand that unfortunately you can find only in DM drogherie ( a German drugstore ). As you can see the colour is really bright, a great hot pink that if you apply with attention, it gives a healthy look to your face. It's great on fair - medium skin and it lasts on the cheeks for many hours. Obviously, it has natural ingredients, so your skin will thank you :) It's totally enexpensive, about 2- 3 euros, not more; for me it's a real bargain and if you go to German or Austria, you should definetely look for it!

Essence I love Extreme Mascara: This is one of the best mascaras I've ever used and the cheapest, for sure! I think you all know this really unexpensive German brand that you can find almost everywhere, even in some american drugstores. It has a really really big wand and plastic bristles, it gives great volume and length and infact it is Essence best seller. It doesn't stick lashes and it lasts great for many hours. The only downside is that the formulation dries a little after one month, but it's so cheap that it's not a great problem! You should dry it!

Lancome Le Crayon Khol in Chataigne: Recently I've started using the brown pencil instead of the black one, on a daily basis; I've little eyes, so the brown emphasizes the shape of them but whitout being too much. This is by Lancome and as you can see from the picture, I've been using it always. The pencil was really long and on the other side of it there's a rubber brush that you can use to blend the colour. It's really creamy and it can be easily blended, sometimes I apply it a little bit of brown on the crease and I blend it with the brush or the finger. It's waterproof and it last some hours especially if ou haven't oily lids. It' s expensive, I know, I got it for 21 euros, I love it but I'd like to find a cheaper alternative.

Thermal Water Avène: Talking about the foundation, I've mentioned the Mineral water, this is the one I've been using for many years for different purposes. It soothes and refresh, you can spray it all over the face after sport, during Summer and so much more. I spray it on my face as a toner after washing the face and then I spray it on the brush with the foundation, as I said before, to make the make up last longer, to intesify the coverage and to make the face look more natural.
It's a really useful and versatile product. I have the little 50ml bottle but there's a bigger one. I got it for 2,90€ and I will always repurchase it.

Lavera Bio-Minze & Bio-Klettenextrakt Fluid: This the the fluid I've been using every morning for about 5 months and I really love it, among all the products, I think this is my favourite. The brand is Lavera, an eco-bio german brand that you can find online everywhere and in some shops. This is made for combination, oily and acne-prone skin. With mint extract, it uniforms the face, it makes it matt and it helps reducing black heads and blemishes. It's really light on the skin, it absorbs immediately and it doesn't make it oily at all. Even if outside it's really cold, I've never dry skin thanks to this it and usually these light fluids tend to make the skin a little bit try. The smell is a little bit grassy, but it's not a bisg deal, after you apply it, you won't smell anything anymore.Again, this fluid has all natural ingredients... so what else can I say? I love it!!! The price is less than 8 €.